Hy Averback
Birth Name:
Hyman J. Averback
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Profession
Director, Actor, Producer, Production manager
Fast Facts
- Received a Directors Guild of America Award in 1976 for his work on "M*A*S*H․"
- Won the 1975 DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series
- Before becoming involved with producing, he was a part of the first Armed Forced Radio Service crew
- As the character "Tokyo Mose," he would make radio broadcasts to American troops during World War II
- Once worked as an announcer for Bob Hope and Jack Paar
Awards
- 1959Primetime Emmy - Best Direction of a Single Program of a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1975DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series:Winner
- 1975Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1976DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series:Winner
- 1982Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series:Nominated